African History
Appeal to the Members of the German Bundestag for recognition of and compensation for the genocide in the former colony of “German South-West Africa”, today’s Republic of Namibia We – the initiatives, organisations and institutions of the civil society signed below – welcome the conciliatory approach adopted by the German Federal Government as demonstrated by…
In a previous post, Aisha Khadar Desince – Director of Khadarlis for Sierra Leone – reported to you how she returned to the now war-torn village of her childhood Jimi, in the Southern province of Sierra Leone after 15 years in the US. She described how it felt meeting again beloved ones that remained in the ruins after…
The following is an article from the Bokamoso Leadership Forum. Bokamoso seeks to groom Africa’s emerging leaders apt to face Africa’s challenges of the 21st century. by Patrick Litanga After some times of uncertainty the CENI (the National Independent Electoral Commission) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was able to schedule the presidential and…
Earlier this week, two team members of African Perspectives were priviledged to meet and talk to Sudanese former child soldier and now internationally renown Hip Hop artist Emmanuel Jal as well as the Kenyan Hip Hop artist Juliani. Read below what Emmanuel and Juliani would like to share with you:
Did you know last year’s World Cup Hit Song performed by Shakira is originally a Cameroonian Amusement Song from a Military Band called Zangalewa? Watch this: Hearing this song during last year’s soccer jamboree in South Africa was thrilling and exciting to me since this was a popular song during my young boy phase. We…
African Perspectives supports local companies, thereby promoting African Business. Today we introduce to you two Kenyan Safari Companies: Big Union Tours, based in Mombasa and Giants of Africa Holidays Ltd. in Nairobi, both specialized in Safaris around East Africa:
In Liberia, two decades of on-again off-again civil war destroyed basic infrastructure like roads, public transportation, and health facilities. Most people live far below the poverty line and while the country is slowly improving since peace came in 2003, it has a long way to go before women get adequate health care. Currently, Liberia has…
Welcome to the inaugural edition of our quarterly e-magazine ‘Wax & Gold’. This special issue focuses on the International Year for People of African Descent and coincides with the official launch of the Jethro Institute for Good Governance (J!GG). Following the successful launch of our website earlier this year, we invite you to join us…
On 21 and 22 June, US First Lady Michelle Obama visited Jo’burg and Soweto in South Africa to talk and take part at The Young African Women Leaders Forum: Media coverage in and across Africa was quite decent, but whoever expected coverage in the main US newspapers or other western media was left with not…
Whoever said the truth shall set you free forgot to mention that you first have to find out what the truth is and that’s dirty work. On the biofuel vs food security debate, it’s difficult to grasp hold of the truth amid the hyperbole, the passion, the barrage of facts and the evidence of environmental…
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